Jackson County vs. Macon County

	Jackson County (TN)	Macon County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,758	24,265
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,632	22,226
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,638	22,248
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.0%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.5%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	51.1%
White alone, percent	97.0%	96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.0%	91.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	854	1,115
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,898	10,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,000	$112,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$947	$953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$321	$341
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$538	$622
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	8.9%
Households, 2014-2018	4,543	9,202
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.9%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.2%	62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.0%	10.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.8%	15.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.5%	13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.9%	51.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,904	177,374
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,701	$7,884
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.2	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,703	$36,246
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,276	$21,972
Persons in poverty, percent	19.8%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	313
Total employment, 2017	838	3,534
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,280	113,338
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-21.9%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	751	1,703
All firms, 2012	705	2,072
Men-owned firms, 2012	456	1,137
Women-owned firms, 2012	233	623
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	687	1,966
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	109	124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	583	1,880
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.7	72.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	308.32	307.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jackson county (TN) and Macon county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.